Page 89 of Undeniably His

“I’m serious about you, Lukie,” Mark said.

Luke rolled his eyes. “Yeah, thanks.”

“If you think we need couples therapy, I’ll do it. I’ll do whatever you want to keep you happy, my little snuggle bunny.”

“Shut up, you ass,” Luke said.

Mark grinned at him as Luke stared out the window for a minute. “Do you ever get tired of being alone, Mark?”

“You thinking you want something more with your assistant?” Mark asked.

“Maybe. I don’t know,” Luke said. “I haven’t known her very long, but there’s something special about her. Not that it matters much how I feel. She wants to end it by the weekend. It’s only sex for her.”

“So, tell her you want more and see what she says,” Mark said.

“Yes, because working together after she rejects me won’t be awkward at all,” Luke said.

Mark laughed. “You’re just afraid of being rejected in general.”

“She doesn’t want more,” Luke said. “She needs her job, and she’s afraid she’ll lose it if things go bad.”

“She makes a good point.”

“Yeah, I know,” Luke sighed. “Anyway, let’s go for lunch early. You can help me figure out how to convince Amy to meet with the investors on Friday.”

CHAPTER 13

Jane stopped outside of her bedroom. After her conversation with Luke, he left early for Mark's lunch. When he returned, he locked himself in his office, and she hadn’t seen him. She didn’t have the courage to knock on his office door and say goodbye before she left for the day.

She sighed and rested her forehead against the door. Her visit with Mama J had gone horribly tonight. Mama J didn’t know her, and she cursed repeatedly and threw whatever items she could reach. Somehow, hearing sweet, soft-spoken Mama J cursing loudly and vehemently was the worst part. The staff finally sedated her, and Jane spent the last half hour of her visit trying not to cry while she watched her foster mother sleep.

Her lack of sleep last night had left her exhausted. Working at the club was the last thing she wanted to do, and she was almost tempted to say screw it and call in sick. Instead, she had taken the bus to the club. She rubbed at her ass and winced. The pinching and squeezing were over the top tonight, and she was pretty sure the guy at table five had left a bruise.

She rubbed her aching back and then gripped the door handle. Luke wouldn’t be in her bed - of course, he wouldn’t. He was angry with her earlier over her refusal to tell him the club's name. It was better that he wasn’t here, anyway. She was tired and needed sleep.

Are we going to bed or just going to stand in the hallway? Her inner voice asked grumpily.

Despite her belief, she opened the door and squinted at the bed in the darkness. Her breath caught in her throat, and she hurried across the room and flicked on the bathroom light. Luke was a quilt-covered lump in the bed, and a rush of happiness went through her. She closed the bathroom door and quickly showered and scrubbed the makeup from her face before brushing her teeth. She dropped her towel and slid into bed next to Luke. He was breathing deeply, and she pressed a kiss against the back of his shoulder. He didn’t move, and she hesitated before turning her back to him and curling on her side.

It was enough that he was here with her, she thought happily. He was probably as tired as she was, but he was still in her bed. She scooted backward until her back touched his warm back. She yawned and pressed her head into the pillow. The bed was toasty warm thanks to Luke’s body heat, and she smiled again. There was nothing bad about having Luke in her bed.

He turned and molded his body against hers, throwing his arm over her and cupping her breast. He kissed the back of her shoulder before mumbling, “I like finding you naked in my bed.”

She smiled in the darkness. “You’re naked in my bed.”

“Tomato, tomahto,” he mumbled again. “Work, okay?”

“Yes,” she said as he yawned. “I asked one of the other girls to take my shift tomorrow night so we could have an extra night together.”

She shouldn’t have taken tomorrow night off, but couldn’t resist.

“S’good,” he muttered. “Ready to be fucked?”

She giggled. “You’re half-asleep.”

He squeezed her breast as he yawned again. “Too tired, honey?”

“Yes,” she said. “Go back to sleep, Luke.”

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